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New York Times, Friday, May 26, 2000

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : Slight
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Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJWZ} Grid has supersymmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 33 for Mr. DiPietro. Friday freshness: 40%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/26/0 ( No. 18,462 )
Across
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Polite behavior : PSANDQS
8
Gulf war issue : GASMASK
15
Green? : ENVIOUS
16
Newspaper carrier, at times : ATTACHE
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Navy attire : PEACOAT
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No place for an epicure : BEANERY
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Dies (out) : PETERS
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Noisy reception : STATIC
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Kingdom until 1979 : IRAN
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Disgruntled declaration : IQUIT
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Space heater? : NOVA
27
Guardian spirits : LARES
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Jordan left it after his jr. year : UNC
30
They inspire passing thoughts : LANES
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Some U.S.N.A. grads : LTS
32
Without stiffness : AGILELY
35
Word before now : ERE
36
Added, as an ingredient : MIXEDIN
37
Accepted behavior : DOS
40
In a swell situation? : BLOATED
41
Some journ. grads : EDS
44
Coastal opening : INTRA
46
Middle of la notte : TRE
47
It might come with a few pointers : EASEL
49
Weight not counted in pricing : TARE
50
Kind of artery : RENAL
52
Film : CINE
53
Gold-medal swimmer turned film star : CRABBE
55
Turn up : LOCATE
57
Like some guests : HONORED
59
Studies : BONESUP
60
Kyriakos Theotokopoulos, familiarly : ELGRECO
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It doesn't look good : EYESORE
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Slight : SLENDER
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Seven-time Emmy winner : EDASNER
Down
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Upper : PEPPILL
2
Pooh-pooh : SNEERAT
3
Figures in Hinduism : AVATARS
4
___ Council : NICENE
5
Revolver, perhaps : DOOR
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Virtual : QUASI
7
Boom source : SST
8
It's a gift : GAB
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Boom source : ATEST
10
Assists, e.g. : STAT
11
"Later!" : MANANA
12
Thinner component : ACETONE
13
First director of the U.S. Peace Corps : SHRIVER
14
Jingle producer? : KEYCASE
23
Idealistic one : QUIXOTE
24
Forget : UNLEARN
25
Brewer's product : ICEDTEA
28
Ballroom activity : SAMBA
30
Old "Hollywood Squares" regular : LYNDE
33
Teammate of Jackie and Pee Wee : GIL
34
Be a bad witness : LIE
37
Eighty-sixes : DITCHES
38
Doing very well : ONAROLL
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Off-center : STRANGE
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1988 N.F.L. M.V.P. : ESIASON
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Plate used at dinner : DENTURE
43
Surprise success : SLEEPER
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Converted, in a way : REBORN
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Entree : ACCESS
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Volleyballer/model Gabrielle : REECE
51
British foreign secretary during the Suez crisis : LLOYD
54
Raised : BRED
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Most qualified to serve : ONEA
58
Cannes's Palme ___ : DOR
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Needling session? : BEE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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